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William George “Bill” Aberle Jr.

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William George “Bill” Aberle Jr.

Birth
Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
1 Feb 1997 (aged 90)
Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Monona, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
Mausoleum: Garden of Eternal Peace, Lot 133, Space 4
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And So He Brushed Up On His Technique

William Aberle, who's been renting boats to fishermen at the wood boat livery for some! time now, decided to try his luck last Sunday.

He's been telling people just; where to KO and what bait to use and he figured he'd brush up a little.

So he rowed down to the west end of Lake Wingra and anchored in the deep water just off the weed beds and went to casting. He used a Johnson Caper on a 15-pound test line.

The Caper was going fairly deep, being a heavy plug, when ...Bang! He'd hooked into something big!

Fifteen minutes later he hauled

Wisconsin State Journal - July 27, 1947
And So He Brushed Up On His Technique

William Aberle, who's been renting boats to fishermen at the wood boat livery for some! time now, decided to try his luck last Sunday.

He's been telling people just; where to KO and what bait to use and he figured he'd brush up a little.

So he rowed down to the west end of Lake Wingra and anchored in the deep water just off the weed beds and went to casting. He used a Johnson Caper on a 15-pound test line.

The Caper was going fairly deep, being a heavy plug, when ...Bang! He'd hooked into something big!

Fifteen minutes later he hauled

Wisconsin State Journal - July 27, 1947


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